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'M' expresses that which has a 'limit' that which can be 'measured' and that which is governed by 'time' and the most obvious example of this is 'Ma' a root from the language of Sanskrit whose meaning expresses the finite concepts of 'limit' 'time' and 'measure'.

 

'Ma' whose meaning is 'measure' expands to become 'matra' whose meaning is 'measurement' and this can be seen as 'metre' and 'metric' words from the languages of Greek and Latin whose meanings describe a unit and system of measurement.

 

'Ma' whose meaning is 'measure' and 'limit' expands to become 'matr' which has been described as the one who performs the function ( tra ) of setting the limits ( ma ) as in the 'mother' which is the universal mould from which everything emerges.

 

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'Ma' meaning to 'measure' expands to become 'Maya' the great universal mother whose name has been described as the course ( ya ) of measurable ( ma ) reality and whose meaning is that which is 'illusory' that which is 'deceptive' the great matrix into which conditioned souls are loaded as per their illusory desires.

 

"Ma" meaning to "measure" which becomes "maya" whose meaning is "illusion" becomes "maga" and "magu" whose meaning is "magician" and "priest of the sun" and this is the source of the priests of Avesta known as the "magi" as well as the words "magic" and "magician".

 

'Ma' whose meaning is to 'measure' expands as 'man' whose meaning is to 'think' to 'reflect' to 'remember' words which express the 'measuring' capacity of the mind and as 'man' and 'mana' journeys to other lands we get 'man' as in 'mankind' as in that which 'thinks'.

 

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'M' expressing 'measure' and 'limit' and 'time' can be seen within 'Mu' a root from the language of Sanskrit which has been described as that which is held ( u ) by a limit ( m ) and whose meaning is that which 'binds' that which 'ties' and that which 'confines'.

 

'Mu' whose meaning is to 'bind' departs the shores of Vedic India and becomes 'myo' a root from the language of Greece whose meaning is to 'shut' to 'close' as seen within 'myopia' meaning 'short sighted' as in one who 'squints' 'closes the eyes' and 'blinks' as they struggle to see.

 

'Mu' whose meaning is to 'bind' to 'confine' which becomes 'myo' whose meaning is to 'shut' to 'close' is then seen in words such as 'mystery' and 'mysterious' whose meanings express one who closes their eyes as they contemplate and experience the divine within.

 

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'Mu' whose meaning is to 'bind' to 'confine' to 'fix' expands to become 'mus' a word from Sanskrit which has been described as that which remains ( u ) within the vicinity ( s ) of a limit ( m ) as in that which is a 'mouse' and that which is a 'thief'.

 

'Mus' whose meaning is 'mouse' and 'thief' live within 'limits' and 'boundaries' and 'confines' as the mouse lives underground and certainly in older times the thief would live outside the village and both would step out of their hidden domain to steal what is available and disappear from view.

 

'Mus' whose meaning is 'mouse' is the origin of the word 'mouse' and certainly no other language exists which gives such a clear and scientific etymology to the word 'mouse' and from this 'mus' we also get words such as 'muscle' 'mussel' and the aromatic 'musk'.

 

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'M' which expresses 'limit' combines with 'R' which expresses 'reaching' 'arriving' 'meeting' and this produces 'Mr' a root from the language of Sanskrit which has been described as that which reaches ( r ) the limit ( m ) and whose meaning is 'death'.

 

'Mr' whose meaning is to 'die' expands to become 'mara' and 'marta' whose meanings are 'death' and that which is 'destined to die' and as this journeys to other lands it becomes 'mort' a word from Latin meaning 'death' as seen in 'mortal' 'immortal' 'mortality' 'morose' 'remorse' 'morbid' 'mortuary' 'mortician' 'mortify' 'murder' 'moribund' and 'mortgage'.

 

'Mr' whose meaning is 'death' expands as 'mrg' meaning to 'hunt' and 'mrgari' meaning 'hunter' and this also becomes 'marg' whose meaning is to 'seek' and 'marga' meaning 'road' and 'path' as in the route the animals took and these words can be seen in 'margin' 'march' 'mark' 'marquee' 'demarcation' and 'Denmark'.

 

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'M' whose expression is that which is 'measured' that which is 'limited' that which is governed by 'time' is also seen within 'Mi' a root from the language of Sanskrit whose meaning is that which is 'fixed to the earth' that which is 'fastened to the earth' and that which 'erects a pillar' all of which express 'boundaries' 'borders' and 'limits'.

 

'Mi' expressing 'limits' and 'boundaries' can be seen within 'mira' a word from the language of Sanskrit which has been described as that which reaches ( ra ) its limits ( mi ) and that which goes towards ( ra ) the borders ( mi ) and whose meaning is the 'Sea' the 'Ocean'.

 

'Mira' whose meaning is the 'Sea' and by extension 'lake' becomes 'Kashmir' as in the lake ( mira ) of Kash ( kasyapa muni ) and within other languages we see it in 'windermere' 'merlin' 'mermaid' 'marine' 'maritime' 'marsh' 'mare' 'morass' 'meryl' 'murial' and 'rosemary'.

 

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'Mi' which expresses 'limits' and 'borders' expands to become one of the gods of the Vedas known as 'Mitra' whose name has been explained as he who protects ( tra ) the borders ( mi ) as in protecting the night from the day and the oceans from the land.

 

'Mi' whose meaning is to 'measure' to 'fix' to 'establish' to 'erect' to 'fix to the earth' can be seen within 'mile' a word from Latin where soldiers would conquer land and upon walking 1000 paces they would hammer into the earth a 'post' which would indicate Roman territory and establish a border.

 

'Mitra' the god of the Vedas was also very much worshipped by the Romans and once they had conquered land and established borders they would pray to Mitra and ask him to protect their borders and as the Romans conquered numerous lands the god Mitra was one of their most popular gods.

 

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Veda and Sanskrit are one as they are both the knowledge and the language of the gods and as such they are also the perception of the gods, hence their vision is absolute in their presentation of that which is non absolute and that which is limited as expressed within the M roots of Sanskrit.

 

'Measure' and 'limit' are expressed in 'Ma' and 'measure' and 'borders' are expressed in 'Mi' while 'fixed' and 'bound' are expressed in 'Mu' and the ultimate in 'limits' and boundaries' is found within 'Mr' whose meaning is 'death' hence the letter 'M' and the M roots of Sanskrit are designed in such a way to express that which is 'limited' that which is 'measured' and that which is governed by 'time'.

 

"Just as a spider brings forth from its heart its web and emits it through its mouth, the Supreme Personality of Godhead manifests Himself as the reverberating primeval vital air, comprising all sacred Vedic meters and full of transcendental pleasure. Thus the Lord, from the ethereal sky of His heart, creates the great and limitless Vedic sound by the agency of His mind, which conceives of variegated sounds such as the sparsas. The Vedic sound branches out in thousands of directions, adorned with the different letters expanded from the syllable Aum: the consonants, vowels, sibilants and semivowels. The Veda is then elaborated by many verbal varieties, expressed in different meters, each having four more syllables than the previous one. Ultimately the Lord again withdraws His manifestation of Vedic sound within Himself." - Srimad Bhagavatam 11.21.

 


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